Today we got our first look at our plots at the community garden in Athens. A community garden is defined as any piece of land gardened by a group of people, and can be used to grow flowers, vegetables, fruits, etc, however, ours will be primarily vegetables (and weeds for now!) that we will be using throughout the duration of this quarter to grow vegetables with our groups!
Maghan Lunsford, the Interim Fitness Center Coordinator at WellWorks showed us around the garden so that we could become more familiar with our responsibilities. She showed us where to find tools, water, and other essentials for our gardens. My group took one look at our garden plot, and realized we definitely have some work to do in terms of weeding, in hopes that it may look more along the lines of the following picture!
I have a small (very small) amount of knowledge in gardening, which I have received from my mother and my grandmother. My grandmother grows a very successful garden consisting of many different vegetables such as sweet peas, lettuce, baby tomatoes, regular tomatoes, and beets, as well as several different types of squash and peppers. After receiving so many good vegetables from her garden, it has inspired me and made me excited to learn how to maintain and grow my own garden, and I am excited to get started!
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